Today's rape stories...

[bloom]

http://news.google.com/news?client=safari&rls=en&q=rape&oe=UTF-8&ie=UTF-8&tab=wn&sa=N&start=0

Possible DNA link in Duke rape case
MSNBC - 3 hours ago

Zuma's rape accuser flees South Africa
Mail & Guardian Online, South Africa - 3 hours ago

Boy, nine, charged with rape (Of a 3 year old girl)
Guardian Unlimited, UK - 7 hours ago

Three friends face gang-rape charges
Oakland Tribune, CA - 4 hours ago

Welfare 'told IDF about rape (of 12 year old girl) on base 2.5 years ago'
Ha'aretz, Israel - 16 hours ago

Teen Arrested on Aggravated Rape Charge (of 9 year old girl)
KLFY, LA - 1 hour ago

Rape victims are being failed by the medical evidence
Guardian Unlimited, UK - 18 hours ago

Rape and other sexual violence in the US are declining (that is Reports are declining)
San Jose Mercury News, USA - 21 hours ago

Six come forward after alleged (gang) rape (of a 14 year old girl) leaflet drop
Stuff.co.nz, New Zealand - 18 hours ago

Grand jury indicts DOC officer in rape
Pacific Daily News, GU - 2 hours ago

South Africa: New sexual offences bill fails to protect rape ...
African News Dimension, South Africa - 23 hours ago

Rape case lawyers want DoJ chief silenced (case with US Marines)
Manila Standard Today, Philippines - 4 hours ago

Teen girl fabricates rape, suicide story (on the internet)
Jerusalem Post, Israel - 7 hours ago

Teen accuses inmate of rape (15 year old boy in cell with adults)
Pensacola News Journal, FL - 13 hours ago

Rape defendant accused of violating bond conditions ( Prinkey, 18, rape of a 66-year-old woman who has multiple sclerosis)
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, PA - 15 hours ago

Assaulted girl a victim of attempted rape
New Straits Times, Malaysia - 19 hours ago

Authorities Investigate Allegation Of Attempted Rape At School
Channel Oklahoma.com, OK - 2 hours ago

Rape report still under investigation
Bonner County Daily Bee, ID - 3 hours ago

DPW fires bus driver facing rape charges (of 15 yr. old girl)
Pacific Daily News, GU - 2 hours ago

NY DJ threatens to rape rival's daughter
United Press International - 3 hours ago

Colombia Court Allows Abortions in Cases of Rape, Incest, Life of ...
LifeNews.com, MT - 3 hours ago

Police Say Eastern Avenue Rape Never Happened
WXIX, OH - 22 hours ago

Name of police recruit on rape charge remains secret
Stuff.co.nz, New Zealand - 18 hours ago

Man found guilty of St Valentine's night rape
Galway Advertiser, Ireland - 4 hours ago

Second Abduction And Rape In Manchester, NH
CBS4Boston, Boston - 5 hours ago

(Gay) Barman who falsely cried rape jailed for 18 months
Observer, UK - 9 hours ago

Rape suspect dies
KATC, LA - 21 hours ago

Police arrest man wanted for rape of young girl
KUAM.com, GU - 11 hours ago

Hotel porter convicted of attempted rape
Newbury Weekly News Group, UK - 19 hours ago

Police Investigate Alleged Campus Rape
HomeTown channel.com, AR - 19 hours ago

Rape raps vs. Korean pastor filed
Visayan Daily Star, Philippines - 16 hours ago

1999 Rape Suspect Identified
KXAN-TV, TX - 16 hours ago

Lawyer Aquitted Of Helping Rape Suspect
WCPO, OH - 23 hours ago

and they go on and on and on

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

1. Sure.

Rape's very popular with the entertainment news channels right now.

And it's been a while since the last shark attack.

[AllieB]

2. I think you opened a can of worms

:popcorn:

I wonder when the apologists with anger issues will show up.

:popcorn:

[LostinVA]

27. It may have already happened

[proud2BlibKansan]

3. Good point

Now can we get back to discussing really important stories?

[AllieB]

4. I think a 34-year old woman raping a 13-year old boy is terrible

however, the folks that think this incident is underreported or common have issues or an agenda that rational people can't possibly understand.

[azurnoir]

7. What's worse is that

not so long ago and maybe still some folks would have though she was doing him a favor

[AllieB]

9. I agree. However, those that point to this incident as commonplace

in order to downplay how often women are raped have serious issues, as I tried to express above.

[azurnoir]

5. sorry proud2Blib

but after some of the threads on DU about the Duke case there is some good stuff in story

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/12739861/

now back to the truly scary world of *opia

[proud2BlibKansan]

10. I have not given that Duke rape case

more than about 5 minutes of my attention. Sorry. I am LOTS more worried about el pretzeldente nuking Iran.

[AllieB]

11. Iran, and the NSA wiretapping are MUCH more important stories

[bloom]

12. I think they are all related

Rape, patriarchal religion, war, porn, nukes, mental illness, global warming, the media, NSA wiretapping, PNAC, entitlement, Bush, prostitutes, Congress, education, jellyfish, torture, etc.

[AllieB]

13. I think many of the attitudes on this thread are an end result

of the above list. You're right. I'm disgusted by the misogynistic attitudes of some of these so-called 'progressives'.

[bloom]

14. Do they not see it?

Or is it just as long as they aren't obviously Republican - they get by?

It's hard to know.


There is the hustlingtheleft.com which does make clear that a lot of "leftists" don't see the connection between rape, porn, entitlement and war, etc.

Like Stan Goff, Robert Jensen, and most feminists do.

[noamnety]

18. Thanks, bloom

good post.

I'm concerned that those same two names keep coming up, as if there are only two activist male feminists. I know that's not the case, but it is rather discouraging, all the same.

[omega minimo]

21. You victim-mentality types victimize the bullies intimidated

by victims pointing out victimization accused of victimhood playing the blame game with a victim mentality, see?

The bullies HATE that. They feel victimized.
:sarcasm:



It's clear now the tag teams are playing smackdown games and aren't worth the trouble. Where are they coming from? "Our" side, "their" side? It doesn't seem to matter any more. The effect is the same :puke:

:yoiks: :nuke:

[mongo]

24. Sure -- porn causes rape

because we all know that no women were ever raped before there were adult videos...

[Donald Ian Rankin]

15. Jellyfish?

You think that jellyfish are related to prostitutes and patriarchal religion?

It's a wonderful mental image, certainly...

[bloom]

17. There are more jellyfish

because they survive where other things are dying off.

A group of jellyfish is often called a "smack." Many species of jellyfish are also capable of congregating into large swarms or "blooms" consisting of hundreds or even thousands of individuals. The formation of these blooms is a complex process that depends on ocean currents, nutrients, temperature and oxygen content. Jellyfish will sometimes mass breed during blooms, thereby causing large booms in jellyfish population and reportedly raising major ecological concern for a possible jellyfish outbreak.

According to Claudia Mills of the University of Washington, the frequency of these blooms may be attributed to mankind's impact on marine life; she says that the breeding jellyfish may merely be taking the place of already overfished creatures. Jellyfish researcher Marsh Youngbluth further clarifies that "jellyfish feed on the same kinds of prey as adult and young fishes, so if fish are removed from the equation, jellyfish are likely to move in."

Increased nutrient in the water, ascribed to agricultural runoff, has also been cited as an antecedent to the recent proliferation of jellyfish numbers: scientist Monty Graham says, "ecosystems in which there are high levels of nutrient ... provide nourishment for the small organisms on which jellyfish feed. In waters where there is eutrophication, low oxygen levels often result, favoring jellyfish as they thrive in less oxygen-rich water than fish can tolerate. The fact that jellyfish are increasing is a symptom of something happening in the ecosystem."

Areas already majorly affected by jellyfish blooms include the northern Gulf of Mexico, where "moon jellies have formed a kind of gelatinous net that stretches from end to end across the gulf," and the Adriatic Sea.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jellyfish

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=105x5022300

[mongo]

23. jellyfish?

jellyfish? you lost me there...

[RandomKoolzip]

6. It's disgusting that the MSM is using such a horrible phenomenon

to get ratings...however, maybe with the increased media spotlight on rape, more people will become educated about it, how to protect yourself from it, how to deter it, etc.


Then again, maybe not.

[Spike from MN]

8. So you got a whole list there.

So what? They're all "false accusations." Every single one of them. Obviously you haven't been paying attention to the rape threads here on DU. All your list does is prove that there are many many many "false accusations" made every day. End of story.

:sarcasm: I can't believe I actually have to use that tag.

[FredScuttle]

19. Time-stamped photos!

ATM receipts!

They were all strippers!

(sob)...Who will speak for the REAL victims.....the accused?

[Spike from MN]

22. You forgot the broomstick!

The "alleged victim" no doubt brought it with her and used on herself just for kicks. And I notice that you conveniently forgot to mention that if there were any rape drugs in her system, she ingested them willingly. Stripper = druggie = whore and everyone knows you can't rape a whore.

I feel so bad for anyone that has to go up against the "alleged victim" in this case because the cards are already stacked against him. I mean, when stats of reported rapes show that there is a 16.3% chance he will serve prison time good gawd, who would want to be up against those odds? And if you add in unreported rapes, there's a 5% chance the accused will do time. With stats like that, can you blame those that are accused when feel they have been wronged because they might have to actually pay for what they have done? Hell no!! Their rapist friends walked so they should be entitled to the exact same treatment. Goddamn. I don't see why it's so hard for some people here to grasp that concept.

[LilyLibber]

26. Well put, Spike.

Thanks for that...I just wish it wasn't so close to the truth, ya know?

[Spike from MN]

28. I know what you mean.

The post was sarcasm but also way too close to being truthful. The stats were taken from actual statistics I found on the web. Here's a link if you dare. It's pretty scary stuff.

http://hcs.harvard.edu/~casv/stats.htm

Welcome to DU LilyLibber!

[LilyLibber]

30. Thanks...

for the link and the welcome! :hi: I definitely got your sarcasm, and it's effective because it's close to the truth. If some antiquated subconscious responses could talk...ya know?

[LilyLibber]

33. A sobering summary

indeed. Thank you again for the link.

[Spike from MN]

34. You are most welcome.

I have seen various pages on stats but the one I linked is probably one of the better ones IMHO. They did a nice job of summarizing everything in a way that makes it easy to get the whole picture. It's clear, concise, and downright scary. I haven't thoroughly vetted the stats themselves but others have done comparisons and it seems that the stats there are in agreement with those found on other sites. Feel free to pass the link around. Unfortunately, it has come in all too handy as of late. Sigh.

[etherealtruth]

25. We all KNOW rape is not a problem in "todays world"

It's the huge numbers of men falsely accused.

Mu life is full of unusual circumstances and people; I know several women that, at some point in their lives, have been raped/ sexually abused and I don't know a single person that has been falsely accused.

[LostinVA]

29. Give me a break -- they probably tempted them

I mean, and some of the "rapes" weren't even "rap
:sarcasm:

[Spike from MN]

31. Right on LIV.

The title of this thread is very misleading. It should really read "Today's sex stories..." because we all know that rape is just sex. After all, it was consensual for ONE of the people involved and it's complete BS that they BOTH have to consent. One person enjoyed it so that means it was sex.


:sarcasm: <- I REALLY can't believe I have to add that tag but I do.

[-..__...]

16. "Qualifications?"

Applicant: Rape, murder, arson, and rape.

Hedley Lamarr: You said rape twice.

Applicant: I like rape.

[OPERATIONMINDCRIME]

20. There Was A Thread Here About A 34 yr old Woman Raping a 13 Yr Old Boy Too

earlier tonight.

[patcox2]

32. Ahh, another day at rapevictimsrightsunderground.

Men are evil, just goes to show.